Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
ABOUT CONFECTIONERY
THE WILDERNESS OF SWEETS IN
 A BIG CANDY SHOP.


 Is the Work of NIaehinory-The In-
 Ventor of the Cum Drop"-In a show
 Window.
 A candy key always unlOcks a child's heart, though in the minds of many parents the prejudice still exists of its injurious effects The feeling is probably derived, in great measure, from the time when the choice lay between molaSses or taffy, long striped sticks resembling barber poles, and red or white TepPermints lying on a cardboard, one TOW of which was cut of at time and sold for a penny. Yet probably at this time much pleasure was taken by the little ones as they now find in the lemon or strawberry trans parencieS mOlded into keys, horses, COWS, dogs, sheep, house., wagons, boats, rings, squares, balls, clocks, watches, knives, forks, spoons, teapots, etc Like all eatable articles, it's healthfulness depends upon its quality, and eaten in moderation, So far from being in- furious, II may be regarded as nutritious.
 Confectionery, until within a compara- tively few years, was all made by hand, while now its entire preparation, tO the most minute details, k the work of machinery. Manufactories exist in every city in the Unitet States, where many men are employed as modelers, cooks, engine drivers and com mon laborers Girls are also occupied in doing the lighter work and arranging the confectionery in boxes, some of which are vsry delicate and chaste, with ruilled satin covers, the top of which contains two small mirrors, which parting produce beautiful picture. Some manufactOries employ over l,oNO persons, their annual sales reaching far into the millions, while in Europe, Paris hold HHaH~ N.a. ...ra. .N course, factories exist at Bordeaux, VeriOn, Ciermont, Ferrand, Lyons, Rouen and Or leans.
 A WILDERNESS OF CANDY.
 An attractive sight is presented by any large confectionery in tl:is city where long rows Of bOxwOOd partitions, with little gildsd scoop with rud handles, neatly separate large quantities Of almonds leuinn drops, see1 drops, chocolate drops, sp-cklcl with sugar. fruit drops, brandy drops, catawha drOis, sugar plumS, wafer drops, assorted drops, i'm prrill drops, mixed candies. grape drops, mellow drop, cItron drops, c5r,lIal drops, honey druTs, iceland mos drops snow drops, | etc, while under gliss eases whit.. boxes con tain the imported French cOlfsrtiu toned pine l apples, mushrooms, sweet pu;atue, merry bells, cherries. flgroo-, ginger, limes, figs, |
 
 in small sum, by candy eaters amounts to Sru.OlJ exclusive of that which may be ex- | pended for lee creams, j, ,ilie,, blau. manages, pastry anG other deli-s.cies- Twenty Der | cent. of this sum lSiCJ0JW Is expended for | caramels, which retailei at a penny eachl | placei in regular rotation, would reach from | this city to Boston. The very finest grade, Of French eonfec- | tionery, which has a comparatively limited l sale and for which native workmrn are en- | ployeSi- Is generally male on the preulis-= | where it k sold. suspicion being alayed by its | often teius made in the show window to tEe | inters>t of the passersby. Perhaps few Ter | sons are aware that for the confectionery | most commonly eaten they are indebted Co | M-. Henry Maillgrt, who wus the first tO make the gum drop, the chocolate cream | drop, the marsrualiOw drop, the licorice | drop. and Co these might be added the cLoco- | late caramel. The gum drop and jujube | paste are of French origin. Individual in | stances are found where manufacturers pro | ducing salable article have confined them | selves to a single speciality, as may be men | tionei: Mr. John Pease, whose name is | familiar with the preparation of horehOuni | candy, and Air HoratiO Wild. who first made | the sugar almond-which originally appeared | in a soft f0rm-aud subsequently, manu- | factunsl Iceland moss drops, both rearing | iumeuse fortunes.
 FORMS OF CONFECTIONERY. The manufacture of lozengcs, forming a | department of itself, is generally confined to l individual firms. As many & so boxes | have been sold tO various stores in Brooklyn | in one week, each box containing uinety-six | paper packages Of different colO-s and favors- | wintergTeen. slSsafras, peppermiDt, cinna- | mon, clOve, banana, root beer, rosa licOricc, | etc-thus making over 5000 lozenges con | stunned in this city in a single day. Outside | of France it is somewhat difficult tO trace any | national characteristic in confectionery. | Rock candy originated in Belgium, while the | eye Is occasionally reminded Of English colts | foot. Russian horehound, Irish lozenges Dub | linl, German taify, Italian pastilles Uf the many forms of confectionery a. l exhibited by enterprising stOrekeepeFs, some | have OccaSi0ned much delight Who but | will recall the East river bridge seen in show | window during recent holiday seasoni The | towers Of granite sugar gracefully held the | cables of white frosting, the yellow prome- | made and roadway initiated in lemon color, | while cars, pedestrians, wagons and horses, | the East river spun sugar ferryboats, stores, | etc, all appeared in natural colors. Many | will recall the German soldiers under Gen. | Non Moltke, mounted on horseback, Storning | n French castle during the Franco-German | war, the artillery tchOcolatel. the white | smoke, the columns of soldiers with glistening l hayOnets, the dead and wounded being car ried away from the field. Other exhibits | have shown the arch of the Place du Carrou- sel at Paris, a street in Venice with floating | gondolas and swans swimming in the water. | A local scene represents an audience leaving | the theatre on a winter night. Snow sparkles under the gas lamps while the street car waits for passengerS The sidewalk in both directions k filled with people returning to their homes. The human figures. horses, vehicles, etc, are all wonderfully lifelike. Do not let sis forget that this Is all confec- tiOnery.-BI ooklyn Eagle.